"frivol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frivols [plural]
Etymology: From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|frivole}} French frivole, {{der|en|la|frīvolus||trifling, worthless}} Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} frivol (plural frivols)
  1. An unserious person; a shallow person.
    Sense id: en-frivol-en-noun-AsT6ZbAg
  2. An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.
    Sense id: en-frivol-en-noun-YsmyTe9W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: frivolous, frivolity

Verb

Forms: frivols [present, singular, third-person], frivolling [participle, present], frivoling [participle, present], frivolled [participle, past], frivolled [past], frivoled [participle, past], frivoled [past]
Etymology: From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|frivole}} French frivole, {{der|en|la|frīvolus||trifling, worthless}} Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=frivoled|pres_ptc2=frivoling}} frivol (third-person singular simple present frivols, present participle frivolling or frivoling, simple past and past participle frivolled or frivoled)
  1. (intransitive) To behave frivolously. Tags: intransitive Translations ((intransitive) To behave frivolously): безделнича (bezdelniča) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-frivol-en-verb-Ef9Rgzfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 4 54 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 7 57 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 7 43 2 1 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 4 44 1 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 7 60 3 Disambiguation of '(intransitive) To behave frivolously': 96 4
  2. (intransitive) To trifle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-frivol-en-verb-bf8TgcIG

Inflected forms

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